Award-winning educator Peter Siska brings years of research and teaching experience to University Chemistry, a new, distinctive honors general chemistry textbook that offers a logical framework of core ideas to give students a solid understanding of chemistry. The book is built on the premise that mastery of a few central ideas will enable students to comprehend and appreciate complex chemical processes.
Modern topics, such as the spectroscopic applications of quantum chemistry, are woven into the text to ignite students' imaginations and give them an appreciation for the experimental nature of the science. Rigorous in its quantitative coverage, University Chemistry helps students think through chemical problems, integrate ideas, and approach chemistry conceptually as well as mathematically.
The book's superior media program draws on the most state-of-the-art animations, simulations, and interactive chemical equations to help students visualize complex chemical processes and master problem-solving techniques.
Chapter 1 Psysical Principles Underlying Chemistry
Chapter 2 The Quantum Revolution: The Failure of Everyday Notions to Apply to Atoms
Chapter 3 Wave Mechanics and the Hydrogen Atom: Quantum Numbers, Energy Levels, and Orbitals
Chapter 4 Atoms with Many Electrons and the Periodic Table
Chapter 5 Valence Electron Configurations, Periodicity, and Chemical Behavior
Chapter 6 Orbitals and Chemical Bonding I: The Valence Bond Model and Molecular Geometry
Chapter 7 Orbitals and Chemical Bonding II: The Molecular Orbital Model and Molecular Energy Levels
Chapter 8 Molecular Motion and Spectroscopy
Chapter 9 Properties of Gases and the Kinetic Molecular Theory
Chapter 10 Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
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